Argentina? BA is nice, I agree, but the economy goes down the drain every twelve years. I'm not talking about US-style depressions with lost jobs and protests

Argentina? BA is nice, I agree, but the economy goes down the drain every twelve years. I'm not talking about US-style depressions with lost jobs and protests; I'm talking starving children, a different president every week, and politicians escaping in helicopters. Of course, if you arrive right after a flush, everything's cheap. But do you really want to deal with an economy as chaotic as your startup's? I know of businesses that are really reluctant to do business in Argentina because of government corruption, particularly mining companies. Brazil sounds better, but it isn't SV. If I had to be in Latin America, I'd be (OK, I am) in Santiago. The country is run by engineer entrepreneurs, taxes are really low, the economy is very well managed (moreso than that of US, for instance) and labor is relatively cheap. But, having tried to do a startup here, I can see why SV is the place to be. You just don't hit other uranium atoms often enough.